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ZyXEL Communications G-160 1.3.1 The Connect to Wireless Network Screen, Step, Step, Step, Step, Start, Properties, Control Panel, Wireless Networks, Network Connections

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ZyAIR G-160 User’s Guide

1.3.1 The Connect to Wireless Network Screen

Follow the steps below to disable the configuration tool in Windows XP in the Connect to Wireless Network screen.

Step 1. Double-click on the network icon for the wireless connection in the system tray. If the icon is not present, proceed to Step 2. Otherwise skip to Step 5.

Figure 1-1 Windows XP: System Tray Icon

Step 2. If the icon for the wireless network connection is not in the system tray, click Start, Control Panel and double-click on Network Connections.

Step 3. Double-click on the icon for wireless network connection to display a status window as shown next.

Figure 1-2 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status

Step 4. Click Properties and click the Wireless Networks tab. Then skip to Step 6.

1-2	Getting Started

Contents

Page Copyright ZyXEL Limited Warranty Information for Canadian Users Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement Page Customer Support Page Table of Contents Appendix B Types of EAP Authentication Index List of Figures List of Tables Preface Page Getting Started 1.1About Your ZyAIR 1.2ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation 1.3Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool 1.3.1 The Connect to Wireless Network Screen Page 1.4Accessing the ZyAIR Utility 1.5Common Screen Command Buttons Page Using the ZyAIR Utility 2.1About Wireless LAN Network 2.1.1 Channel 2.1.2SSID 2.1.3 Transmission Rate (Tx Rate) Ad-Hoc(IBSS) Figure 2-1 Ad-hocNetwork Example To set up an ad-hocnetwork, configure all wireless stations in ad-hocnetwork type and use the same SSID and channel Infrastructure 2.1.5 Roaming 2.1.6 Profile 2.1.7 Threshold Controls 2.1.8 Wireless LAN Security 2.1.9 Data Encryption with WEP 2.1.10 Authentication Mode 2.1.11 Preamble Type 2.1.12 IEEE 2.1.13 WPA 2.1.14 WPA-PSKApplication Example 2.1.15 WPA with RADIUS Application Example 2.2The Main Screen Figure 2-9Main Table 2-1Main 2.2.1 Connecting to a Network 2.2.2 The New Connection screen This only works if the wireless device to which the ZyAIR is connected also supports this feature 2.2.3 The Advanced Screen Figure 2-11Main: Advanced Table 2-3Main: Advanced 2.3The Advanced Screen Table 2-4Advanced 2.4The Privacy Screen 2.4.1 WEP Configuration Figure 2-14WEP Configuration Table 2-6WEP Configuration The values for the keys must be set up exactly the same on all wireless devices in the same wireless LAN ASCII WEP key is case sensitive 2.4.2 802.1x Configuration 2.4.3 WPA-PSKConfiguration 2.5The Statistics Screen Figure 2-17Statistics Table 2-9Statistics 2.6The About Screen Figure 2-18About Table 2-10About Maintenance 3.1Removing the ZyAIR Utility 3.2Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility Page Troubleshooting 4.1Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program 4.2Problems Communicating With Other Computers 4.3Problem with the Link Status Appendix A Product Specifications Page Appendix B Types of EAP Authentication LEAP Comparison of EAP Authentication Types Index